A61B 2017/603
With three points of contact
Official title: {with three points of contact, e.g. tripod}
A61B2017/603 (With three points of contact) appears on 35 US grants and 19 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 19
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 74
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Y-frame external bone fixator24 Feb 2026US 12,558,126 B2Gitlin LLC
- Mandibular repositioning via bone anchoring devices21 Jan 2025US 12,201,498 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices3 Oct 2023US 11,771,531 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices1 Mar 2022US 11,259,901 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices31 Dec 2019US 10,517,701 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Reposition and penetration forceps and external fixator for fractures of long bones30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114904 A1Technicka Univerzita v Kosiciach
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices15 May 2025US 2025/0152313 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Y-frame external bone fixator21 Mar 2024US 2024/0090923 A1Atlas Technologies, Inc.
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices7 Dec 2023US 2023/0390030 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Mandibular advancement and retraction via bone anchoring devices28 Jul 2022US 2022/0233282 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal fixing device384US 6,139,549 AWaldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG · 2000
- Orthopedic fixation system358US 5,643,260 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997
- Osteosynthetic fastening device357US 5,520,689 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1996
- Open backed pedicle screw352US 4,887,596 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1989
- Transverse fixation device for a spinal osteosynthesis system335US 5,487,742 ASofamore Danek Group · 1996